2015 mid-season report.pdf

Information GuideS E A T T L E M A R I N E

R S2015

Mid-Season Report

FELIX HERNANDEZ

NELSON CRUZ

2015 SEATTLE MARINERS MID-SEASON STATISTICS GI PINCH HIT PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP AB H HR RBI Ackley,D .221 77 172 22 38 65 7 1 6 18 3 2 1 14 0 35 1 2 1 0 .378 .280 6 1 0 1 Bloomquist,W .159 35 69 2 11 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 13 1 1 2 0 .174 .194 9 1 0 0 Cano,R .251 86 346 38 87 128 23 0 6 30 0 3 3 17 1 64 2 4 11 4 .370 .290 1 0 0 0 Castillo,W .160 6 25 3 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 .160 .179 0 0 0 0 Cruz,N .308 87 328 44 101 179 13 1 21 53 0 0 1 33 5 84 2 2 1 3 .546 .373 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez,F .290 12 31 3 9 14 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .452 .303 2 0 0 0 Happ,J .000 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 Iwakuma,H .000 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Jackson,A .251 65 251 26 63 89 10 2 4 19 2 1 1 15 0 58 8 7 2 2 .355 .295 1 0 0 0 Jones,J .000 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 2 0 0 0 Miller,B .247 84 259 26 64 107 13 3 8 27 2 3 1 29 0 61 9 1 5 9 .413 .322 4 1 0 0 Montero,J .143 3 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 0 0 0 0 +Montgomery,M .000 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Morrison,L .229 87 314 32 72 121 7 3 12 33 0 1 3 29 4 53 5 1 6 1 .385 .300 3 0 0 0 Paxton,J .000 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Ruggiano,J .214 36 70 8 15 25 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 11 0 27 3 2 0 1 .357 .321 9 4 0 0 Seager,K .269 88 324 36 87 142 19 0 12 39 0 2 2 28 5 48 1 3 8 8 .438 .329 0 0 0 0 Smith,S .268 77 235 29 63 112 19 3 8 24 0 2 2 24 0 59 0 0 5 0 .477 .338 9 4 1 1 Sucre,J .038 13 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .038 .038 0 0 0 0 Taylor,C .167 27 72 6 12 16 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 22 2 2 0 3 .222 .221 0 0 0 0 Trumbo,M .219 30 105 7 23 32 3 0 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 31 0 0 6 2 .305 .255 2 1 0 0 Walker,T .000 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Weeks Jr,R .167 37 84 7 14 21 1 0 2 9 0 0 2 9 0 25 0 0 3 1 .250 .263 18 4 1 7 Zunino,M .160 81 250 22 40 73 6 0 9 20 4 2 4 17 0 100 0 1 4 3 .292 .223 0 0 0 0

SEATTLE .236 89 2993 312 705 1142 130 14 93 294 16 19 21 245 15 713 35 26 57 45 .382 .296 66 16 2 9 OPPONENTS .248 89 3031 360 752 1191 145 9 92 341 19 14 31 253 26 690 32 21 75 51 .393 .311 57 15 1 12 DH .230 89 313 33 72 130 15 2 13 35 0 1 1 33 2 82 1 1 9 0 .415 .305 9 5 2 4 PITCHERS .000 89 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 0 0 0 0 OPP PITCHER R/L W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG Beimel,J L 0 0 2.73 25 0 0 8 0 1 26.1 23 9 8 2 0 9 3 14 0 0 .245 Elias,R L 4 6 4.27 13 13 0 0 0 0 78.0 72 38 37 11 6 25 0 64 1 1 .245 Farquhar,D R 0 3 6.23 25 0 0 6 0 0 30.1 37 23 21 6 1 12 1 26 1 0 .301 Furbush,C L 1 1 2.08 33 0 0 4 0 0 21.2 9 6 5 2 2 5 2 17 5 0 .122 +Guaipe,M R 0 2 8.31 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 .333 Happ,J L 4 5 4.14 17 17 0 0 0 0 95.2 107 45 44 9 1 25 3 75 4 0 .281 Hernandez,F R 11 5 2.84 18 18 2 0 2 0 117.1 90 37 37 10 4 35 0 112 4 0 .214 Iwakuma,H R 1 1 5.22 5 5 0 0 0 0 29.1 31 18 17 9 0 5 0 20 0 0 .274 Leone,D R 0 4 6.35 10 0 0 5 0 0 11.1 11 9 8 1 0 9 2 7 2 0 .244 Lowe,M R 0 0 0.64 28 0 0 6 0 0 28.0 22 4 2 0 1 10 1 37 2 0 .220 Luetge,L L 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 Medina,Y R 1 0 3.00 12 0 0 3 0 1 12.0 11 5 4 1 0 7 0 9 1 0 .234 +Montgomery,M L 4 3 2.29 8 8 2 0 2 0 55.0 42 14 14 4 3 13 0 34 4 0 .209 Nuno,V L 0 0 3.00 11 0 0 4 0 0 12.0 12 4 4 2 0 1 0 11 0 0 .267 +Olson,T L 1 1 5.40 11 0 0 4 0 0 13.1 18 8 8 2 1 10 7 8 0 1 .346 Paxton,J L 3 3 3.70 10 10 0 0 0 0 58.1 54 28 24 7 0 22 1 45 3 0 .238 Rodney,F R 2 3 5.50 37 0 0 23 0 16 36.0 38 22 22 6 2 17 2 28 1 0 .273 +Rollins,D L 0 0 12.46 4 0 0 2 0 0 4.1 11 6 6 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .500 +Smith,C R 1 2 1.73 38 0 0 14 0 6 36.1 22 7 7 2 3 6 1 47 1 0 .169 Sucre,J R 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Walker,T R 7 7 4.84 18 18 0 0 0 0 102.1 104 58 55 16 6 27 1 100 3 0 .261 Wilhelmsen,T R 1 2 4.68 22 0 0 4 0 0 25.0 32 15 13 1 0 11 2 28 1 0 .317

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2 - 2015 SEATTLE MARINERS MID-SEASON REPORT

THE RECORDthe Mariners reached the All-Star break with a 41-48 (.461) recordare 4th in the AL West, 7.5 games back of first-place Los Angeles and 7.0 back of second-place Houstonwent 21-21 (.500) on the roadwere 20-27 (.426) at Safeco Field61 of 89 games were decided by three runs or lessSeattle was 23-27 in games decided by two runs or less, tied for the most games in the American League decided by two or less (with TB)recorded a series record of 9-14-6Seattle was 17-17 over the final 34 games before the All-Star Break after falling to a season-worst 7 games under .500 at 24-31.

20 HOMERS AT THE BREAKNelson Cruz reached 20 home runs at the All-Star break for the third consecutive season and fifth time in his careeris the 18th time in club history a Mariners player has hit 20 HR before the break (last: Raul Ibaez, 24 in 2013)additional Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr. (6x), Alex Rodriguez (2x), Bret Boone (2x), Ibanez (2x), Jay Buhner (2x), Edgar Martinez (2x) & Russell Branyan (1x).

GAME WINNERS (AND GO-AHEAD)Nelson Cruz leads the Majors with 12 game-winning RBI, one better than Howie Kendrick (LAD) and Starling Marte (PIT), and two ahead of the next closest American League players (Evan Longoria-TB & Ben Zobrist-OAK)also tied for the MLB lead with 21 go-ahead RBI with Todd Frazier (CIN) and Matt Kemp (SD).

KING FELIX AN ALL-STAR AGAINFelix Hernandez was named to the American League All-Star game as a managers selection6th overall selection (2009, 2011-15), most by any Mariner pitcher and 4th most overall behind Ken Griffey Jr. (10; 1990, 91, 92-MVP, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99), Ichiro Suzuki (10; 2001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07-MVP, 08, 09, 10) and Edgar Martinez (7; 1992, 95, 96, 97, 2000, 01, 03).

BOOMSTICK GOING TO CINCYNelson Cruz was voted as the starting designated hitter for the American League squad in the 86th Major League Baseball All-Star Gamehe claimed his fourth All-Star selection (2009, 2013-14) and second consecutive fan-elected start for Cruz, who claimed the starting assignment last year at Target Field while with BaltimoreCruz joins Edgar Martinez (1997, 2001, 2003) as fan-elected designated hitters in Mariners history.

McCLENDON ON ALL-STAR STAFFAmerican League All-Star manager Ned Yost of the defending AL Champion Kansas City Royals named Lloyd McClendon of the Seattle Mariners to serve as a coach at Major League Baseballs 86th All-Star Game on July 14th at Great American Ball Park, the home of the Cincinnati Reds...McClendon was previously a member of Dusty Bakers NL staff at the 2003 All-Star Game in Chicago.

COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUTSSeattle had 4 complete game shutouts during the first half of the season, the most in the Majors; 8 teams were tied for 2nd with twothe Mariners got two complete games each from Felix Hernandez (April 24 vs. MIN & May 27 vs. TB) and Mike Montgomery (June 23 vs. KC & June 30 at SD)the last time Seattle has had 4+ complete game shutouts in a season was 2012 when they posted 6the club record is 8, held by the 1982 & 1988 clubs.

BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTSLHP Mike Montgomery recorded back-to-back shutouts June 23 vs. Kansas City and June 30 at San Diego (1-hitter)just the 7th time in club history a pitcher has thrown consecutive shutouts, and first time since Freddy Garcia July 1 & July 6, 2001became the first rookie pitcher in MLB to throw back-to-back shutouts since Clevelands Jeremy Sowers in 200612th rookie since 1980 to throw back-to-back shutoutsaccording to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the 4th pitcher over the last 40 years to record at pair of shutouts within the first 6 starts of a career: Fernando Valenzuela (1981), Orel Hershiser (1984) and Jeremy Sowers (2006).

20.0 SCORELESS INNINGSMike Montgomery (20.0, June 23-July 5) & James Paxton (20.0, May 5-17) were two of just seven American League pitchers with a scoreless inning streak of at least 20.0 innings during the first half and the only pair of teammates in the A.L. to do so (Cardinals did too but one was as reliever)the 20.0 inning streak is tied for 20th longest in single-seasn club history.

ROOKIE SCORELESS INNINGSMike Montgomery recorded a 20.0 scoreless inning streak June 23-July 62nd-longest scoreless streak by a rookie in club history, trailing only a 21.0-inning streak by Mark Langston in 1984.

2,000 STRIKEOUTSin May 10 start vs. Oakland (Mothers Day), Felix Hernandez recorded his 2,000th career strikeout when he caught Sam Fuld lookingbecame the 4th-youngest pitcher to reach 2,000 career strikeouts, reaching the milestone at 29 years, 32 days oldcurrently ranks 67th on the all-time strikeout list with 2,0635th among active players.PITCHER AGE DATE Bert Blyleven 28.097 07/12/79Sam McDowell 28.228 05/07/71Walter Johnson 28.235 06/28/16Felix Hernandez29.032 05/10/15Nolan Ryan 29.213 08/31/76Sandy Koufax 29.241 08/28/65

WINS LEADERFelix Hernandez is tied for the American League lead with 11 wins (with Dallas Keuchel)the 11 wins match a career-high prior to the All-Star break (2014).

TIME TO GO HOMEthe Mariners collected four walk-off wins during the first half of the season: Nelson Cruz walk-off single in 9th on April 19 vs. Texas, Logan Morrison walk-off home run in 11th inning on May 8 vs. Oakland, Nelson Cruz walk-off single in 9th inning on May 15 vs. Boston & Robinson Can walk-off single in 11th inning on July 7 vs. Detroitthe four walk-off wins are T4th in the American League behind Chicago (7), Los Angeles (6) and Detroit (5).

WALK IT OFFRobinson Can delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to send the Mariners to a 7-6 win July 7 vs. Detroitmarked the 4th walk-off win for Seattle this season (last: 5/15 vs. BOS)Seattle had only 2 walk-off wins last season and 3 in 2013was the 6th walk-off hit in Cans career, first since Aug. 28, 2009 vs. CWS (with NYY).

AT THE BREAKOverall ................... 41-48 ...................... .461Home ...................... 20-27 ...................... .426Road ....................... 21-21 ...................... .500Day ......................... 11-16 ...................... .407Night ....................... 30-32 ...................... .4841-Run ...................... 17-14 ...................... .5482-Run ........................ 6-13 ...................... .3163-Run .......................... 6-5 ...................... .545vs. Left ...................... 9-12 ...................... .429vs. Right ................. 32-36 ...................... .471Come-From-Behind Wins............................16Lineups Used (Batting) ................................75Lineups Used (Defense) ..............................59

AL WESTAT THE BREAK (2015)

Los Angeles 48-40 --Houston 49-42 0.5Texas 42-46 6.0Seattle 41-48 7.5Oakland 41-50 8.5

OFFENSIVE LEADERSBatting Average .............................Cruz - .308Hits .................................................Cruz - 101Runs .................................................Cruz - 442B ....................................................Cano - 233B ....................... Miller / Morrison / Smith - 3HR ....................................................Cruz - 21RBI ....................................................Cruz - 53BB .....................................................Cruz - 33SO .............................................. Zunino - 100OBP ...............................................Cruz - .373SLG ...............................................Cruz - .546XBH ..................................................Cruz - 35SB ..................................................... Miller - 9TB ...................................................Cruz - 179Multi-Hit Games ...............................Cruz - 31

PITCHING LEADERSW (starter) ...............................Hernandez - 11W (reliever) .....................................Rodney - 2L (starter) ........................................ Walker - 7L (reliever) ........................................ Leone - 4Saves ...........................................Rodney - 16Holds ..........................................Furbush - 13GS ............................. Hernandez/Walker - 18G .....................................................Smith - 38IP .......................................Hernandez - 117.1CG ......................Hernandez/Montgomery - 2BB ...........................................Hernandez - 35SO ........................................Hernandez - 112ERA (starter) ........................Hernandez - 2.84ERA (reliever) ............................... Lowe - 0.64Quality Starts ..........................Hernandez - 13

AL TEAM LEADERS RK TEAM (starters) ERA1. Oakland .......................................... 3.012. Tampa Bay .....................................3.333. Los Angeles .................................... 3.714. Seattle ........................................... 3.83

RK TEAM SHUTOUTS1. Oakland .............................................122. Seattle ................................................ 83. Detroit .................................................. 84. Tampa Bay .......................................... 8

RK TEAM COMPLETE GAMES1. Toronto ................................................ 62. Seattle ................................................4 Detroit .................................................. 4 Houston ............................................... 4RK TEAM QUALITY STARTS1. Chicago ............................................. 53 Los Angeles ....................................... 53 Oakland ............................................. 534. Seattle ............................................... 525. Cleveland .......................................... 48

2015 Mid-Season Report Notes



100 WINS FOR McCLENDONmanager Lloyd McClendon won his 100th game with the Mariners May 9 vs. Oakland in his 192nd game with the teamhis 100th win in game 192 is the 2nd-fastest by a Mariners manager behind Bob Melvin who won his 100th game on April 27, 2004 in game #182.

MARINERS INNINGS RECORDFelix Hernandez tossed 6.2 innings on April 29 at Texas, setting the Mariners all-time record for innings pitched, passing Jamie Moyer (2093.0, 11 seasons, 1996-2006)finished the first half with 2,178.0 career innings pitchedFelix has thrown at least 200.0 innings in each of his last 7 seasons and since 2008 has recorded the most innings by any pitcher in baseball with 1712.1 (James Shields is 2nd with 1687.1).

SLOW START, THEN .500Seattle began the season 24-31 through the first 55 games of the season (through June 5) but have played .500 ball the rest of the way 17-17 since June 6have not won or lost more than 2 consecutive games since losing 7 straight May 30-June 5 to put the team seven games under .500.

IRON MAN STREAKS COME TO AN ENDthe two longest active consecutive games played streaks ended on June 18 when Atlantas Freddie Freeman (234 consecutive games played, since 9/24/13) and Seattles Kyle Seager (192 consecutive games played, since 5/11/14) both did not play in their gamesSeagers 192-game streak is tied for 9th-longest in club history (Ichiro holds record at 396).

DRAFT RECAPthe Mariners concluded the 2015 Major League First-Year Player Draft by selecting 40 players, highlighted by their first pick, right-handed pitcher Nick Neidert, who was a 2nd round pick (60th overall) in the draftoverall the Mariners selected 25 pitchers, including 7 left-handers, 2 catchers, 9 infielders (3 1B, 4 SS, 2 3B), and 4 outfieldersSeattle selected 27 college players and 13 high school players.

THANK YOU FANSthe Mariners have drawn 1,375,373 fans for the 47 home dates so far this season (29,262 avg)through 47 home games last season overall attendance was 1,094,788 (23,293 avg)the 5,970 difference in avg attendance from 2014 to 2015 is the 2nd-largest in baseball (through equal home dates at the break), trailing only the Royals (+9,973 from this point last season).

EXTRA, EXTRAthe Mariners played 11 extra-inning games (5-6 record), the most in the American League (4th-most in MLB)the Mariners played three consecutive extra-inning games April 11-13 (2-1 record)won back-to-back extra-inning games on the road for the first time since Sept. 4-5, 1984 at Texas.

ZERO-ZILCH-ZIP...the Mariners pitching staff tossed back-to-back shutouts vs. San Diego June 30-July 1it is the 18th time in club history (last: Sept. 24-25, 2013) to complete consecutive shutoutsSeattle has never tossed 3 straight shutouts.

SEAGER VS. LEFTIESKyle Seager hit .318 (28x88) with 5 home runs vs. left-handed pitchers (.303/23x76 vs. LH starters)amongst qualifying American League players (min. 75 PA), Seager is the only left-handed hitter to bat .300 or better vs. left-handed pitchingfinished the first half 7-for-13 (.538) vs. lefties.

MULTI-HR MADNESSthe Mariners players collected 7 multi-home runs games in the first half, T4th-most in the Majors behind Toronto (10), Colorado (8) & Baltimore (8)Seattle got multi-homer efforts from Nelson Cruz (3x, April 13 at LAD, April 19 vs. TEX, May 2 at HOU), Mike Zunino (May 12 vs. SD), Brad Miller (May 16 vs. BOS), Kyle Seager (May 26 at TB) & Logan Morrison (June 13 at HOU).

HOW LOWE CAN YOU GOMark Lowe allowed only 2 earned runs in his 28 appearances, good for a 0.64 ERA (2 ER, 28.0 IP)Lowe is also averaging 11.89 K/9.0 IP (37 SO) and has recorded 10 holdsamongst MLB relief pitchers with at least 25 appearances, Lowes ERA is 3rd-lowest in the Majors behind J.P. Howell-LAD (0.35) and Wade Davis-KC (0.46)amongst relievers with at least 25 appearances prior to the All-Star break, Lowes ERA is currently the 11th-lowest during the Baseball-Reference.com searchable era (dating back to 1914).

WAITING FOR THE HOMERSeattle hit 93 home runs in the first half, 7th-most in the American LeagueSeattle scored 139 of its 312 runs during the first half via home run (44.6%)the percentage of runs scored via home run was 4th-most in the Majors behind the Dodgers (179 of 376, 47.6%), Yankees (191 of 409, 46.7%) and Astros (183 of 395, 46.3%).

DOUBLE TROUBLERobinson Can (23, T5th), Seth Smith (19, T12th) and Kyle Seager (19, T12th) rank amongst the American League leaders in doubles.

ONE OR THE OTHERthe Mariners have been involved in 17 shutouts this season, 2nd-most amongst American League teams (17)8 pitching shutouts are tied for 2nd-most in the AL behind Oakland (12) and 9 times being shut out are the most in the AL4 individual shutouts (2 each by Felix Hernandez & Mike Montgomery) are tied for 2nd-most by a Mariners club prior to the All-Star break.

ON THE WESTERN FRONTthe Mariners are 21-21 vs. the AL West this season, and 62-56 dating back to the start of last season.

CLOSE GAMES50 of the Mariners 89 games were decided by 2 or fewer runs (23-27 record)went 17-14 in one-run games (2nd-most 1-run games in AL) and 6-13 in games decided by 2 runs50 games decided by 2 or fewer runs tied for the American League lead with Tampa Bay (2nd-most in MLB, ATL had 53.)

HITTING REPORTSeattle hit .236 (705x2993) with 312 runs, 130 doubles, 14 triples, 93 home runs and 294 RBI during the first halfin the American League, ranked last in batting average, 14th in runs, hits, RBI and on-base percentage, 13th in doubles and slugging percentage but 7th in home runsscored 3.51 runs per game which ranked 27th in the Majors and 14th in the American League ahead of Chicago (AL) at 3.40the 3.51 runs scored per game are the 4th-lowest in club history ahead of 3.44 in 1983, 3.43 in 2011 & 3.17 in 2010.

PITCHING REPORTMariners pitchers ranked 9th in the American League with a 3.82 ERAstarters logged a 3.83 ERA (4th in AL) and relievers had a 3.81 ERA (10th in AL)home ERA of 3.48 was 7th-best in the American League, while the road ERA of 4.23 ranked 10thtied for 2nd in the AL with 8 shutouts and held opponents to 2 or fewer runs 34 times (4th in AL)starters ranked 4th in the AL with 52 quality starts.

MARINERS UPDATE Overall Record ........................................41-48Series Records ..................................... 9-14-6First Game of Series ...............................15-14Second Game of Series .........................16-13Third Game of Series ................................8-17Fourth Game of Series ...............................2-4Leading After 6 .........................................34-5Trailing After 6 ...........................................3-36Tied After 6 .................................................4-7Leading After 7 .........................................35-4Trailing After 7 ...........................................3-35Tied After 7 .................................................3-9Leading After 8 .........................................35-2Trailing After 8 ...........................................1-39Tied After 8 .................................................5-7Score First ..............................................29-12Opponent Score First .............................12-36Comeback Wins / Blown Losses .........16 / 17Last at-bat W/L (walk-off) ................ 8-13 (4-6)Hit a home run ........................................33-23No home runs ...........................................8-25Scoring 4 or more runs ...........................26-11Scoring less than 4 runs .........................15-37Shutouts Thrown / Times Shut Out ..........8 / 9Score in 3 or more innings .......................24-9Out-hit opponent ....................................24-13Out-hit by opponent ...............................12-31Hits even .....................................................5-4Lineups Used .............................................. 75Players Used (Pitchers) ........................ 40 (21)Safeco Field Roof Open .........................19-22Safeco Field Roof Closed ...........................1-3Safeco Field Roof Moved ...........................0-2Sunday Cream Jersey ................................3-5Northwest Green Jersey .............................5-3Astro Navy Jersey ......................................7-8April ........................................................10-12May .........................................................14-14June ........................................................11-16July .............................................................6-6August ........................................................0-0September ..................................................0-0Monday ......................................................5-5Tuesday ......................................................7-7Wednesday .................................................7-7Thursday .....................................................1-8Friday ..........................................................8-6Saturday .....................................................8-6Sunday .......................................................5-9Safeco Field Sellouts ..................................1-01-Run Games/2-Run Games ......... 17-14/6-13Extra Innings ...............................................5-6Average Time of Game (9-inn.) ................. 2:49Postponements ...........................................---

AL WINS LEADERS Rk Pitcher WIN1. Felix Hernandez (SEA) .......................11 Dallas Keuchel (HOU) ..........................113. Mark Buehrle (TOR) .............................10 Carlos Carrasco (CLE) .........................10 Sonny Gray (OAK) ................................106. Chris Archer (TB)....................................97. Nathan Eovaldi (NYY) ............................98. Collin McHugh (HOU) ............................99. Michael Pineda (NYY) ............................910. David Price (DET) ...................................9

LOWEST OPPONENT AVG.Rk Pitcher AVG1. Sonny Gray (OAK) ............................ .198 Chris Young (KC).............................. .2033. Chris Sale (CWS) ............................. .206 Dallas Keuchel (HOU) ...................... .208 Chris Archer (TB).............................. .2106. Hector Santiago (LAA) ..................... .2137. Felix Hernandez (SEA) ................... .214


2015 Mid-Season Report NotesBULLPEN BULLIESrelievers Mark Lowe (0.64 ERA) and Carson Smith (1.73 ERA) both have ERAs under 1.75the only other time the Mariners have had a pair of relievers go a season with ERAs that low was the 2003 club who featured right-handers Shigetoshi Hasegawa (1.48) & Rafael Soriano (1.53).

FIELDING REPORTMariners ranked 3rd in the American League with a .987 fielding percentagedid not commit an error in 53 of 89 games.

RUNS PER GAMEthe Mariners averaged 3.51 runs per game (312 runs, 89 games), the 2nd-lowest runs per game average in the American League (CWS - 3.40)averaged 3.40 runs per game in 47 games at Safeco Field, the 3rd-lowest home game average in the Majors (CHI - 3.16, CWS - 3.18)scored 2 or fewer runs 34 times, tied for 2nd-most amongst AL teams (CWS - 36)club record for lowest RPG in a full season is 3.17 in 2010.

RISPthe Mariners ranked last in the Majors batting .209 (142x681) with runners in scoring positionalso ranked 29th in the Majors batting .175 (10x57) with the bases loaded.

NOT STREAKINGthe Mariners did not have a winning streak of at least 5 games during the first halfwon a season-high 4 consecutive games May 8-12 and won at least two consecutive games just 10 timesbesides a 7-game losing streak, also limited losing streaks, losing four in a row just three times.

GRAND SALAMIthe Mariners hit three grand slams (Seager-2, Jackson-1)Kyle Seagers grand slam May 26 at Tampa Bay (8th inning off Jake McGee) was the Mariners first since Sept. 28, 2013 (Brad Miller), a span of 140 consecutive bases loaded plate appearances without a home runhit 7 grand slams in 2013, but none in 2014.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKthe Mariners had a pair of players named American League Player of the Week during the first half of the season: Nelson Cruz (April 13-19: .500/12x24, 7 R, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 1.806 OPS) and Brad Miller (May 11-17: .429/9x21, 6 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 1.643 OPS)it was the fourth career Player of the Week honor for Cruz (first with Seattle) and second for Miller.

CRUZ NAMED APRIL PLAYER OF THE MONTHNelson Cruz was named the American League Player of the Month for Aprilit was the first monthly honor for Cruz and the first by a Mariners position player since Ichiro in August 2004in 22 games in April Cruz batted .322 (28x87) with 10 home runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 22 RBI and slugged .724amongst AL leaders he ranked 1st in home runs (tied), slugging percentage and extra-base hits (14), 2nd in OPS (1.096) and T7th in hits.

5 STARTS, 5 WINSFelix Hernandez (April 18-May 10) & Taijuan Walker (June 10-July 1) each won five consecutive starts this seasonthose were the longest winning streaks (without a no-decision mixed in) since Joe Pineiro & Freddy Garcia won 6 straight and Jamie Moyer won 7 straight starts in 2003.

LOSING LATEthe Mariners have lost 13 games in an opponents last at-bat which is tied for most in the American League with Tampa Bay and T2nd in the Majors behind Atlanta (15)of the 13 losses, 6 have been walk-off losses which is T4th most in the MajorsAtlanta (15), Seattle (13), Cincinnati (13), San Diego (13).

HOMER HAPPYMike Zunino (2), Kyle Seager, Logan Morrison, Justin Ruggiano and Nelson Cruz combined to hit 6 home runs on May 12 in Mariners 11-4 win over San Diego...marked the 13th time in club history to record at least 6 home runs in a game (last: 6 HR, 8/27/04 vs KC), including the 6th time to hit at least 6 homers in a game at home...the 6 home runs ties for the most home runs by the Mariners at Safeco Field (also: 8/27/04 vs. KC).

THATS QUALITYthe Mariners starting pitchers recorded a quality start in 8 straight games June 2-10, including allowing 1 run or less in 5 of those startsit was the longest stretch by the Mariners pitching staff since recording 8 straight quality starts from June 7-15, 2013Seattle recorded 52 quality starts during the first half, 4th-most in the American League behind Oakland (53), Chicago (53) & Los Angeles (53).

HISTORICAL HOMERSNelson Cruz hit 14 home runs in the Mariners first 26 games of the season (through May 4), the most in club historyCruz is the first player with at least 14 home runs in the first 26 team games since Alex Rodriguez also hit 14 for the Yankees in 2007Cruz is the 5th player in MLB history with 14 or more home runs through a teams first 26 games.

CONSECUTIVE RUNS VIA HOME RUNstarting with Kyle Seagers grand slam in the 8th inning May 27 at Tampa Bay, and concluding with Robinson Cans 2-run home run May 30 vs. Cleveland, the Mariners tied a club record scoring 15 consecutive runs via a home runSeager (2 HR, 5 RBI), Nelson Cruz (1 HR, 3 RBI), Mike Zunino (1 HR, 1 RBI), Dustin Ackley (1 HR, 2 RBI), Seth Smith (1 HR, 2 RBI) and Can (1 HR, 2 RBI) accounted for the scoring via home runalso scored 15 straight runs via the home run May 3-5, 1999the last MLB team to score 15 consecutive runs all coming via a home run was the Rockies April 20-23, 2014.

HITTING STREAKLogan Morrison had a career-high 16-game hitting streak (May 24-June 10), hitting .349 (22x63) with 2 runs, 3 double, 3 RBI and 5 walkshis 16-game hitting streak was T4th-longest hitting streak in the American League in the first half and longest by a Mariners player since Kyle Seager recorded a 16-game hitting streak, April 11-27, 2013.

NEW CREAM UNIFORMS DEBUTthe past met the present as the Mariners debuted their alternate cream home uniformthe new jersey and pants are a classic cream color, while the lettering and logo are the same as the current uniforms but in the original Mariners colors (Royal Blue & Gold)in a nod to vintage baseball uniforms, there are no players names on the backs of the jerseys; just large block numbers in royal with gold trimthe look is completed with a royal blue cap with gold Mariners S and compass rose baseball logo and royal blue socks with gold stripes.

CIVIL RIGHTS GAMEthe Mariners and Dodgers played in the 2015 Civil Rights Game, baseballs annual celebration of the people who helped usher in a new era of social progress in this country, which was held on Jackie Robinson Day this year on April 15 at Dodger Stadiumthe Civil Rights Game was the ninth installation of an annual event that began in Memphis in 2007, centering on an exhibition game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indiansafter another exhibition game in Memphis in 2008, the Civil Rights Game moved to Cincinnati (2009-2010), Atlanta (2011-2012), and Chicago (2013) as regular season contests, and last year was hosted in Houston by the Astros.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

0.64Mark Lowes ERAamongst MLB relief pitchers with at least 25 appearances, Lowes ERA is 3rd-lowest in the Majors behind J.P. Howell-LAD (0.35) and Wade Davis-KC (0.46).

.999Logan Morrison led Major League first basemen with a .999 fielding percentage (1 E, 779 TC), joining New Yorks (NL) Lu-cas Duda and San Franciscos Brandon Belt as the only first basemen with just one error during the first half.

4Four Mariners made their Major League debut during the first half: LHP Tyler Olson, LHP Mike Montgomery, RHP Mayckol Guaipe & LHP David Rollins.

7The Mariners players collected 7 multi-home runs games in the first half, T4th-most in the Majors behind Toronto (10), Colorado (8) & Baltimore (8).

11Edgar Martinez was named the Marinersnew hitting coach on June 20.

20.0James Paxton & Mike Montgomery each had 20.0 inning scoreless streaks during the first half of the season.

21Nelson Cruz hit 21 HR in the first half, the 18th time in club history a player has hit 20 HR before the break (last: Raul Iba-ez, 24 in 2013)additional Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr. (6x), Alex Rodriguez (2x), Bret Boone (2x), Ibanez (2x), Jay Buhner (2x), Edgar Martinez (2x) & Russell Bran-yan (1x).

5050 of the Mariners 89 games were decid-ed by 2 or fewer runs (23-27 record)50 games decided by 2 or fewer runs tied for the American League lead with Tampa Bay (2nd-most in MLB, ATL had 53.).

1000Nelson Cruz collected his 1,000th career hit on May 26 against Tampa Bays Brad Boxberger, an infield single to shortstop.



OPENING DAY FELIXFelix Hernandez made his club-record 8th career Opening Day start, earning the win by allowing 1 run in 7.0 inningswas his 7th consecutive OD start (2007 vs. OAK, 2009 at MIN, 2010 at OAK, 2011 at OAK, 2012 at OAK-Tokyo, 2013 at OAK, 2014 at LAA)Felix is 6-0, 1.48 ERA (10 ER, 60.1 IP) with 62 strikeouts in his 8 career Opening Day starts.

YOUNG OPENING DAY STARTSFelix Hernandez is the first pitcher in Major League history (since 1900) to make 8 Opening Day starts prior to turning 29only four other pitchers have made 7 Opening Day starts as a pitcher before turning 29:

Most Career Opening Day Starts by Pitcher Before Turning 28:Felix Hernandez 8 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015Bert Blyleven 7 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979Dennis Eckersley 7 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983Dwight Gooden 7 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993

WELCOME TO THE SHOWfour players made their Major League debut with the Mariners in the first half: Tyler Olson (4/7 vs. LAA), Mayckol Guaipe (6/1 vs. NYY), Mike Montgomery (6/2 vs. NYY) & David Rollins (7/4 at OAK)5 rookies saw action on the field during the first half of the season (Carson Smith).

OPENING DAY WIN STREAKthe Mariners extended their Opening Day winning streak to 9 consecutive games with a 4-1 win vs. the Angels (old record was 5 straight from 1982-86)it is the longest OD winning streak since the Cincinnati Reds posted 9 straight wins on Opening Day from 1983-1991, and is tied for the longest American League Opening Day win streak with the St. Louis Browns (9 straight, 1937-45).

3,000 TOTAL BASESRobinson Can has passed 3,000 total bases in his career on May 5 (3x5, 2B)Can became the 19th second baseman in Major League history to record 3,000 total bases in a careeramongst American League second baseman, his 3,090 total is 7th-best.

HES BATTING FIRST?first baseman Logan Morrison went 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base from the leadoff position June 15 at San Franciscoaccording to the Elias Sports Bureau, Morrison joined Bostons Brock Holt (6/1/14 vs. TB, 4x4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB) as the only first basemen in the past 16 seasons to record at least 3 hits and 1 stolen base from the leadoff position.

HOMEGROWN WINreliever Tyler Olson (Spokane/Gonzaga) earned his first Major League win April 11 in a 5-4 win in Oaklandhes the 32nd Mariners player who was born/raised in the state of Washington and just the 8th pitcher to get his fi rst MLB win while pitching for Seattle joining Sean White (2007), Eric OFlaherty (2007), Robert Ramsay (2000), Russ Swan (1990), Mike Campbell (1987), Karl Best (1984) and Larry Andersen (1981).

SAVING THE BULLPENcatcher Jesus Sucre made his first career relief appearance June 12 vs. the Astros, allowing only 1 hit in a scoreless 8th inningSucre is only the fourth Mariners position player to pitch in a game in club history...he joins Jamie Burke (July 6, 2008 vs. Detroit - 1.0,1,1,1,0,0), John Mabry (May 28, 2000 at TB).

ODDS & ENDS Rubber Match Record - Mariners went 2-8 in rubber matches during the first half (lost 7 straight). AL West - 21-21 vs. the AL West (LAA: 5-8, HOU: 4-9, OAK: 7-3, TEX: 5-1). Close Games - Led MLB with 50 of 89 games decided by 2 or fewer runs (17-14 in 1-run games). Extra Innings - Mariners led the American League with 11 extra-inning games (5-6). Miller Time - Brad Miller hit 8 home runs to tie Marcus Semien (OAK) for the AL lead amongst shortstops

hit .362 (17x47) with 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBI over his final 15 games before the break (since 6/26). Seager Believer - Kyle Seager finished the first half batting .333 (15x45) in 12 games in Julyoverall bat-

ting .269 (87x324) with 19 doubles, 12 home runs and 39 RBI in 88 games. Runs via HR - Scored 139 of 312 total runs via a home run (44.6%)4th-highest percentage of runs scored

via HR in MLB: LAD (179 of 376/47.6%), NYY (191 of 409/46.7%), HOU (183 of 395/46.3%). HR Report - Finished first half 7th in AL with 93 home runs61 of 93 HR were solo home runs. Quality Starts - Starters ranked 4th in the AL with 52 quality starts, one behind league leaders CWS, LAA,

OAK. Roof Report - Played 41 of 47 home games with the Safeco Field roof openOpen: 19-22, Closed: 1-3,

Moved: 0-2. Patience - Seth Smith averaged 4.22 pitches/plate appearance, 7th-highest in the AL (min. 250 PA). King of Wins - Felix Hernandez is tied for the American League lead with 11 wins (11-5, 2.84 ERA). Thursday Blues - Went 1-8 on Thursdays during the first half. 12+ Homers - Mariners were one of 6 American League teams with 3 players with 12 or more home runs:

Cruz-21, Seager-12, Morrison-12. Road Warriors - Went 21-21 on the road, one of 7 AL teams with a .500 or better road recorddating back

to start of 2014 season are 67-56 on the road (.545), the 4th-best road winning percentage in MLB.

STRIKEOUTS BEFORE TURNING 30Felix Hernandez has recorded 2,063 strikeouts in his 11 Major League seasons, all before turning 30 years old (turns 30 April 8, 2016)the 2,063 strikeouts are 6th-most in baseball history before turning 30 years old:Most Strikeouts - Before Turning 302,302 Walter Johnson2,271 Sam McDowell2,250 Bert Blyleven2,085 Nolan Ryan2,079 Sandy Koufax2,063 Felix Hernandez2,038 Don Drysdale2,002 Bob Feller1,981 Pedro Martinez

CRUZ HIT PARADERobinson Cano is 7th in the American League with a .308 batting average, T5th with 21 home runs T3rd with 31 multi-hit gameshere are the AL leaders in all three categories:

AL Player Batting Avg1. Miguel Cabrera (DET) ............350 (97x277)2. Prince Fielder (TEX) .............339 (114x336)3. Jason Kipnis (CLE) ..............323 (112x347)4. Lorenzo Cain (KC) .................316 (92x291)5. Jose Iglesias (DET) ................314 (80x255)6. Mike Trout (LAA) ................. 312 (101x324)7. Nelson Cruz (SEA) ........... .308 (101x328)

AL Player HR1. Albert Pujols (LAA) ..................................26 Mike Trout (LAA) .....................................263. J.D. Martinez (DET).................................254. Mark Teixeira (NYY) ................................225. Nelson Cruz (SEA) ................................21 Josh Donaldson (TOR) ...........................21

AL Player Multi-Hit Games1. Prince Fielder (TEX) ................................372. Josh Donaldson (TOR) ...........................323. Nelson Cruz (SEA) ................................31 Yoenis Cespedes (DET) ..........................31 Ian Kinsler (DET) .....................................31 Jason Kipnis (CLE) .................................31

AL DOUBLES LEADERS Robinson Cano ranked T5th in the Ameri-can League with 23 doublesKyle Seager and Seth Smith are T12th in the A.L. with 19 doubles:

AL Player Doubles1. Yoenis Cespedes (DET) ..........................27 Jason Kipnis (CLE) .................................273. Brian Dozier (MIN) ..................................264. Michael Brantley (CLE) ...........................245. Robinson Cano (SEA) ...........................23 Kendrys Morales (KC) ............................23

A.L. COMPLETE GAMESFelix Hernandez and Mike Montgomery are T4th in the American League with 2 complete games:

AL Pitcher Complete Games1. Mark Buehrle (TOR) ..................................42. Dallas Keuchel (HOU) ...............................3 David Price (DET) .....................................34. Felix Hernandez (SEA)............................2 Mike Montgomery (SEA) ........................2

A.L. STRIKEOUTSFelix Hernandez ranks 8th in the American League with 112 strikeouts:

AL Pitcher Strikeouts1. Chris Sale (CWS) ..................................1572. Corey Kluber (CLE) ...............................1543. Chris Archer (TB) ..................................1474. Carlos Carrasco (CLE) ..........................1225. Danny Salazar (CLE) .............................1166. David Price (DET) .................................1157. Dallas Keuchel (HOU) ...........................1148. Felix Hernandez (SEA)........................1129. Michael Pineda (NYY) ...........................11110. Sonny Gray (OAK) ................................108

SHORTSTOP HR LEADERSAL Shortstop HR1. Brad Miller (SEA) ....................................8 Marcus Semien (OAK) ..............................83. Carlos Correa (HOU) ................................74. Marwin Gonzalez (HOU) ...........................6


-- Here is a look at the Mariners hitters in the first half --#13 - DUSTIN ACKLEY, OF The Totals - Hit .221 (38x172) with 22 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs and 18 RBI in 77 games. Defensively - Appeared in games in left field (57 G, 32 GS), center field (21 G, 16 GS), right field (2 G) and second base (1 G, 1 GS). Finishing Strong - Hit .305 (18x59) with 11 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs and 9 RBI over his final 34 games of the first half (since May 30)began

the season hitting .177 (20x113) in his first 43 games of the season. Power Spurt - Hit 3 home runs in his first 5 games of the season but just 3 over his final 72 games of the first half. Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .221 77 172 22 38 7 1 6 18 14 0 35 1 1 2 .280 .378 .658 vs. Left .231 - 13 - 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .308 .683 vs. Right .220 - 159 - 35 6 1 6 18 11 0 32 1 1 2 .272 .384 .655 Home .246 40 114 14 28 5 1 4 13 5 0 25 0 1 2 .277 .412 .690 Away .172 37 58 8 10 2 0 2 5 9 0 10 1 0 0 .286 .310 .596 RISP .116 - 43 - 5 2 0 0 8 4 0 12 0 0 0 .184 .163 .346 Interleague .188 10 16 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 1 .278 .375 .653 April .196 19 56 6 11 1 0 3 3 3 0 10 0 0 0 .237 .375 .612 May .180 26 61 6 11 3 0 1 7 3 0 16 1 1 1 .224 .279 .503 June .235 22 34 5 8 2 0 1 3 6 0 7 0 0 1 .350 .382 .732 July .381 10 21 5 8 1 1 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .435 .667 1.101

#22 - ROBINSON CANO, 2B The Totals - Hit .251 (87x346) with 38 runs, 23 doubles, 6 home runs and 30 RBI in 86 games. Finishing Strong - Hit .293 (27x92) with 13 runs, 7 doubles, 4 home runs and 11 RBI over his final 23 games before the first half (since June 17)in his first

63 games of the season, hit .236 (60x254) with 25 runs, 16 doubles, 2 home runs and 19 RBI. July Jewel - Hit .327 (17x52) with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 6 RBI (.883 OPS) in 12 July games. Power Spurt - Hit 4 home runs (& 5 doubles) over his final 19 games of the first half after hitting just 2 home runs in his first 67 games of the season. Walk-Off - Delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to send the Mariners to a 7-6 win July 7 vs. Detroitwas the 6th walk-off hit in Cans

career, first since Aug. 28, 2009 vs. CWS (with NYY). Streaking - Has a season-best 11-game hitting streak April 13-25, hitting .409 (18x44) with 9 runs, 6 doubles, 1 home run and 5 RBI. Moving Along - Hit .305 (43x141) with 9 doubles, 2 home runs and 26 RBI with runners on basehit .215 (44x205) with no runners on.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .251 86 346 38 87 23 0 6 30 17 1 64 3 2 4 .290 .370 .660 vs. Left .216 - 97 - 21 3 0 1 10 2 0 22 1 0 2 .238 .278 .516vs. Right .265 - 249 - 66 20 0 5 20 15 1 42 2 2 2 .310 .406 .715 Home .271 44 177 21 48 14 0 3 20 9 1 33 1 1 1 .305 .401 .706Away .231 42 169 17 39 9 0 3 10 8 0 31 2 1 3 .274 .337 .611 RISP .210 - 81 - 17 3 0 0 20 7 1 21 0 0 2 .264 .247 .511 Interleague .326 10 43 5 14 3 0 2 7 0 0 8 0 1 2 .326 .535 .860 April .253 22 91 14 23 8 0 1 6 5 1 14 0 0 1 .292 .374 .665May .250 27 104 8 26 4 0 1 10 7 0 19 1 1 2 .298 .317 .616June .212 25 99 8 21 7 0 2 8 4 0 22 0 0 1 .240 .343 .584July .327 12 52 8 17 4 0 2 6 1 0 9 2 1 0 .364 .519 .883

TEAM BATTING BREAKDOWN AVG G AB R R/Gm H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPSTotal .236 89 2993 312 3.51 705 130 14 93 294 245 713 21 35 26 .296 .382 .678vs. Left .248 - 765 - - 190 28 3 24 79 47 168 7 6 5 .296 .387 .683vs. Right .231 - 2228 - - 515 102 11 69 215 198 545 14 29 21 .296 .380 .676Home .247 47 1574 160 3.40 389 73 7 44 152 136 396 11 16 14 .309 .386 .696Away .223 42 1419 152 3.62 316 57 7 49 142 109 317 10 19 12 .281 .376 .658Day .212 27 903 94 3.48 191 41 4 23 86 86 216 6 8 8 .282 .342 .624Night .246 62 2090 218 3.52 514 89 10 70 208 159 497 15 27 18 .303 .399 .701RISP .209 - 681 - - 142 30 4 17 196 86 182 4 4 5 .294 .339 .633Bases Loaded .175 - 57 - - 10 1 0 3 36 7 19 0 0 1 .254 .351 .605vs. AL .234 78 2622 266 3.41 614 121 12 73 249 215 611 19 30 23 .295 .373 .668vs. NL .245 11 371 46 4.18 91 9 2 20 45 30 102 2 5 3 .304 .442 .746April .239 22 746 79 3.59 178 30 3 25 73 57 155 3 13 5 .293 .387 .681May .233 28 944 107 3.82 220 42 5 37 99 83 248 9 9 12 .299 .406 .705June .220 27 892 74 2.74 196 36 5 17 71 75 222 4 7 8 .282 .328 .611July .270 12 411 52 4.33 111 22 1 14 51 30 88 5 6 1 .324 .431 .754

Hitters Notes


#23 - NELSON CRUZ, OF/DH All-Star - Voted as the starting designated hitter for the American League4th All-Star game selection (2009, 2013-2015) and second start. All-Star Game - Went 0-for-2, hitting cleanup as the designated hitter during the All-Star game. AL Leader - Amongst AL leaders in several offensive categories: T5th in AL in HR (21), 4th in SLG (.546), 4th in OPS (.919), T3rd in multi-hit games (31), 7th

in batting average (.308), 14th in RBI (53), T13th in extra-base hits (35). Clutch - Lead the Majors with 12 GWRBI and 21 go-ahead RBIbatting team-high .326 (29x89) with runners in scoring position. Home Runs Before Break - 8th Mariner with 20 or more home runs prior to the All-Star break (18th time). Homer Happy - Since start of 2014 season ranks 3rd in the Majors and 2nd in American League with 61 home runs (trails Giancarlo Stanton - 64 & Mike

Trout - 62)led Majors with 40 home runs in 2014. Crushing Lefties - Is 26x67/.388 w/7 HR vs. LHP (1.265 OPS); 75x261/.287 vs. RHP Road Warrior - .321 (50x156) on road w/16 of 21 HR (1st in AL in road HR)batting .297 (51x172) at Safeco Field (5 HR, 22 RBI). OF vs. DH - .344 (64x186, 17 HR, 36 RBI) as OF & .261 (37x142, 4 HR) as DH. Walk Off - Recorded 8th career walk-off RBI with 1B off Junichi Tazawa in the 9th 5/15 vs. BOS (last: 4/19/15 against TEX Naftali Feliz, 1B). Player of the Month - Named AL Player of the Month for Aprilfirst career POM Award and the first Mariners position player to earn a monthly award since

Ichiro in August 2004in 22 G in April batted .322 (28x87) w/10 HR, 3 2B, 3B, 22 RBI. Player of the Week - Named American League Player of the Week for April 13-19hit .500 (12x24), 7 R, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 1.806 OPS. #200 - Hit 200th career home run April 13 at Los Angeles (NL), a first-inning 2-run homer. 20 HR - Hit at least 20 home runs in 7 consecutive seasonscurrently only player with active streak of 7 consecutive 20-HR seasons. 5 Straight - Homered in 5 consecutive games April 11-15 (6 HR during streak)tied for 2nd-longest home run streak in club history: Griffey Jr., 8; Cruz,

Buhner (2x), Zisk, A. Rodriguez all 5 games. April Showers - 10 HR in April were 3rd-most in club history (Ken Griffey Jr. - 13 in 97, 11 in 98)...10 HR were most in any April in his career (had 7 in 11

and 10) and 2nd-most in a single month (13 in May, 2014).Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .308 87 328 44 101 13 1 21 53 33 5 84 1 2 2 .373 .546 .919 vs. Left .388 - 67 - 26 4 1 7 13 11 4 15 0 1 0 .474 .791 1.265 vs. Right .287 - 261 - 75 9 0 14 40 22 1 69 1 1 2 .345 .483 .828 Home .297 47 172 17 51 6 0 5 22 22 3 49 1 2 1 .379 .419 .798 Away .321 40 156 27 50 7 1 16 31 11 2 35 0 0 1 .365 .686 1.051 RISP .326 - 89 - 29 4 0 6 36 11 5 23 1 1 1 .406 .573 .979 Interleague .300 11 40 10 12 0 0 6 10 7 1 9 0 0 0 .404 .750 1.154 April .322 22 87 14 28 3 1 10 22 7 2 18 0 1 0 .372 .724 1.096 May .346 28 107 18 37 4 0 8 16 10 2 34 1 0 1 .407 .607 1.014 June .239 25 88 5 21 3 0 1 8 11 1 23 0 0 1 .323 .307 .630 July .326 12 46 7 15 3 0 2 7 5 0 9 0 1 0 .392 .522 .914

#30 - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ, OF The Totals - Hit .290 (9x31) with 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run and 2 RBI in 12 games after being selected from AAA Tacoma. Defensively - Appeared in games in left field (7 G, 6 GS) and right field (3 G). Been A While - Homered on July 7 vs. Detroit, his first Major League home run since September 27, 2013 vs. Oakland. Welcome Back - Selected from AAA Tacoma on June 24. AAA Tacoma - Hit .317 (57x180) with 34 runs, 12 doubles, 7 home runs and 31 RBI in 48 games with the Rainiers, appearing in games in left field (29) and

designated hitter (18). Minor Streak - Had a 20-game hitting streak May 22-June 17, hitting .370 (30x81) with 17 runs, 6 doubles, 2 home runs and 13 RBI.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .290 12 31 3 9 2 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .303 .452 .755 vs. Left .400 - 20 - 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .381 .650 1.031 vs. Right .091 - 11 - 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .091 .258 Home .316 6 19 2 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .526 .860 Away .250 6 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .583 RISP .000 - 5 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Interleague .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 June .333 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .619 July .280 8 25 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .308 .480 .788

#16 - AUSTIN JACKSON, OF The Totals - Hit .251 (63x251) with 26 runs, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs and 19 RBI in 65 games exclusively in center field. June Bloom - Hit .304 (28x92) with 11 runs, 7 doubles, 2 triples and 9 RBI in 24 June games after hitting .236 (29x123) in his first 31 games. Grand Salami - Hit his first career grand slam on July 7 vs. Detroit and tied a career-high with 4 RBI (5x, last: Aug. 10, 2014 vs. CWS). On Base Machine - Reached base safely 6 times on June 2 vs. NYY, going 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, RBI, walk, stolen base and hit by pitch. Back On Track - Hit safely in 26 of his final 38 games before the break (since May 28), hitting .265 (39x147) with 14 runs, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs

and 15 RBI. Injury - Was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right ankle sprain May 4-25activated on May 26 after a 9-game rehab stint in which he hit .263

(10x38) with 4 runs, 1 double and 1 RBI.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .251 65 251 26 63 10 2 4 19 15 0 58 1 8 7 .295 .355 .649 vs. Left .270 - 63 - 17 2 1 3 9 3 0 9 1 1 0 .313 .476 .790 vs. Right .245 - 188 - 46 8 1 1 10 12 0 49 0 7 7 .289 .314 .602 Home .275 35 142 14 39 7 2 4 14 8 0 33 1 4 5 .318 .437 .755 Away .220 30 109 12 24 3 0 0 5 7 0 25 0 4 2 .265 .248 .513 RISP .222 - 45 - 10 2 0 1 14 4 0 11 0 1 1 .280 .333 .613 Interleague .241 8 29 4 7 0 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 .233 .310 .544 April .250 22 88 10 22 2 0 2 4 4 0 18 0 4 2 .283 .341 .624 May .200 9 35 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 2 2 .263 .200 .463 June .304 24 92 11 28 7 2 1 9 6 0 21 1 1 2 .354 .457 .810 July .167 10 36 3 6 1 0 1 5 2 0 9 0 1 1 .205 .278 .483

Hitters Notes


#5 - BRAD MILLER, SS The Totals - Hit .247 (64x259) with 26 runs, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs and 27 RBI in 84 games. Defensively - Appeared in games at shortstop (68 G, 63 GS), left field (4 G, 4 GS), right field (2 G) and center field (1 G, 1 GS). Strong Finish - Hit .362 (17x47) with 4 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBI (.959 OPS) over his final 15 games before the break. Picking It Up - Since May 30, hit .271 (32x118) with 12 runs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs and 13 RBIhit .227 (32x141) with 14 runs, 7 doubles, 2

triples, 5 home runs and 14 RBI in his first 45 games of the season. Thief - Led the team with 9 stolen bases, matching his total from the previous two seasons combined. Back and Forth - Appeared exclusively at shortstop his first 25 games of the season (April 6-May 3)from May 6-28, appeared in games at designated

hitter, left field, center field, right field, shortstop and second baseappeared exclusively at shortstop May 29 through the end of the first half. A.L. Player of the Week - Named A.L. Player of the Week May 11-17 after hitting .429 (9x21) with 6 runs, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 5 RBI and 3 walks. Home Sweet Home - Hit .283 (39x138) with 17 runs, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs & 17 RBI in 45 games at Safeco Fieldon the road, hit .207 (25x121). The Split - Hit .262 (53x202) with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs and 24 RBI against right-handers .193 (11x57) with 1 double and 3 RBI against lefties. Clutch - Hit .353 (18x51) with 6 doubles and 4 RBI in close and late situations. Shortstop Pop - His 8 home runs were tied for the most amongst American League shortstops with Oaklands Marcus Semien. Cant Hit Just One - Recorded his only multi-home run game of the season on May 16 vs. Boston, his 5th of his career (last: April 1, 2014 at LAA).Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .247 84 259 26 64 13 3 8 27 29 0 61 1 9 1 .322 .413 .735 vs. Left .193 - 57 - 11 1 0 0 3 2 0 15 0 0 0 .217 .211 .427 vs. Right .262 - 202 - 53 12 3 8 24 27 0 46 1 9 1 .349 .470 .819 Home .283 45 138 17 39 8 2 5 17 16 0 33 1 4 0 .357 .478 .835 Away .207 39 121 9 25 5 1 3 10 13 0 28 0 5 1 .281 .339 .620 RISP .241 - 58 - 14 5 2 1 19 10 0 15 0 2 1 .338 .448 .786 Interleague .275 11 40 6 11 3 0 3 6 4 0 9 0 1 0 .341 .575 .916 April .277 22 65 4 18 3 1 1 7 6 0 15 0 3 1 .333 .400 .733 May .188 25 80 12 15 5 1 4 7 11 0 22 1 1 0 .293 .425 .718 June .253 26 83 7 21 3 1 2 8 9 0 18 0 2 0 .326 .386 .712 July .323 11 31 3 10 2 0 1 5 3 0 6 0 3 0 .361 .484 .845

#20 - LOGAN MORRISON, 1B The Totals Hit .229 (72x314) with 32 runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs and 33 RBI in 87 games. Defensively Appeared exclusively at first base this season (86 G, 82 GS) after spending time at first base and the outfield in 2014. Soft Hands Led the Majors with a .999 fielding percentage (1 E, 779 TC), joining New Yorks (NL) Lucas Duda and San Franciscos Brandon Belt as the

only first basemen with just one error during the first half. Power Up His 12 home runs are already more than last season (11) and the most hes had since hitting 23 in 2011 with the Florida Marlins...his 12 home

runs rank 7th amongst American League first basemen. Looking Up Hit .307 (50x163) with 18 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs & 21 RBI with an .876 OPS in 43 games April 29-June 15opened season

hitting .149 (10x67) with 4 runs, 1 home run and 2 RBIin final 25 games before break, hit .143 (12x84) with 10 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 4 HR & 10 RBI. Walk It Off - Hit his first career walk-off home run in the 11th inning on May 8 vs. Oakland, the 31st walk-off home run in Mariners history. Quick Lead Hit his first career leadoff home run on July 9 vs. Los Angeles Garrett Richards. The Streak Had a career-high 16-game hitting streak May 24-June 10, hitting .349 (22x63) with 2 runs, 3 doubles and 3 RBIthe 16-game streak was

T4th-longest in the American League during the first half (J. Kipnis led with 20). Leadoff Spark - Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 RBI & 1 stolen base from the leadoff position June 15 at San Franciscoaccording to Elias Sports Bureau, he

joined Bostons Brock Holt (6/1/14 vs. TB, 4x4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB) as only first basemen in past 16 seasons to record 3+ hits & 1 steal from leadoff position Starting Things Up Started 21 games from the leadoff spot, hitting .210 (17x81) with 9 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple and 3 home runs.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .229 87 314 32 72 7 3 12 33 29 4 53 3 5 1 .300 .385 .685 vs. Left .170 - 88 - 15 2 0 0 3 4 0 19 2 0 0 .223 .193 .417 vs. Right .252 - 226 - 57 5 3 12 30 25 4 34 1 5 1 .328 .460 .788 Home .213 46 164 18 35 1 0 6 13 19 2 29 0 2 1 .295 .329 .624 Away .247 41 150 14 37 6 3 6 20 10 2 24 3 3 0 .305 .447 .752 RISP .191 - 68 - 13 3 1 2 21 14 4 12 0 0 0 .325 .353 .678 Interleague .294 10 34 4 10 0 1 1 3 7 0 9 0 2 0 .405 .441 .846 April .197 21 76 4 15 1 0 1 4 4 0 9 0 1 0 .238 .250 .488 May .273 28 99 13 27 3 2 5 10 16 3 16 1 1 0 .379 .495 .874 June .253 26 99 10 25 3 1 3 11 7 1 21 1 3 1 .308 .394 .702 July .125 12 40 5 5 0 0 3 8 2 0 7 1 0 0 .182 .350 .532

#15 - KYLE SEAGER, 3B The Totals Hit .269 (87x324) with 36 runs, 19 doubles, 12 home runs and 39 RBI in 88 games exclusively at third base. Strong Finish Hit .287 (58x202) with 24 runs, 11 doubles, 8 home runs and 20 RBI over his final 55 games of the first half including .368 (14x38) with 6

runs, 4 doubles and 1 RBI (.928 OPS) in his final 10 games before the breakbegan the season hitting .238 (29x122) with 8 doubles, 4 home runs and 19 RBI in his first 33 games.

Clutch Home Runs Of his 12 home runs before the break, 6 of them either tied the game (2) or gave Seattle the lead (4)six of his final seven home runs before the break, tied the game or gave Seattle the lead (since May 23).

Streaking Will enter the second half of the season on a 7-game hitting streak (since July 7), hitting .478 (11x23) with 4 runs, 3 doubles and 1 RBI. Reverse Splits Hit .318 (28x88) with 4 doubles, 5 home runs & 14 RBI against lefties; .250 (59x236) with 15 doubles, 7 home runs and 25 RBI vs. righties. Left Is Right - Hit .318 (28x88) with 5 home runs vs. left-handed pitchers (.303/23x76 vs. LH starters)amongst qualifying American League players (min.

75 PA), was the only left-handed hitter to bat .300 or better vs. left-handed pitchingfinished the first half 7-for-13 (.538) vs. lefties. The Streak Did not play on June 18, snapping a streak of 192 consecutive games played (191 starts) from May 11, 2014-June 17, 2015. Salami Hit two grand slams: May 26 against Tampa Bays Jake McGee and June 10 against Clevelands Trevor Bauer, both on the road.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .269 88 324 36 87 19 0 12 39 28 5 48 2 1 3 .329 .438 .767 vs. Left .318 - 88 - 28 4 0 5 14 3 0 14 1 1 1 .344 .534 .878 vs. Right .250 - 236 - 59 15 0 7 25 25 5 34 1 0 2 .323 .403 .726 Home .272 46 169 16 46 13 0 3 15 18 4 29 2 1 2 .347 .402 .750 Away .265 42 155 20 41 6 0 9 24 10 1 19 0 0 1 .307 .477 .785 RISP .225 - 71 - 16 2 0 4 29 14 5 12 1 0 0 .352 .423 .775 Interleague .231 10 39 5 9 1 0 3 6 3 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .487 .773 April .266 22 79 5 21 5 0 2 12 7 1 9 0 1 1 .322 .405 .727 May .276 28 105 16 29 6 0 7 17 8 2 18 1 0 2 .333 .533 .867 June .232 26 95 9 22 3 0 3 9 7 1 14 0 0 0 .282 .358 .639 July .333 12 45 6 15 5 0 0 1 6 1 7 1 0 0 .423 .444 .868

Hitters Notes


#7 - SETH SMITH, OF The Totals Hit .268 (63x235) with 29 runs, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs, 24 RBI and an .815 OPS in 77 games. Defensively Appeared exclusively in the outfield, splitting time between left field (33 G, 29 GS) and right field (29 G, 22 GS). Splitting Time Has played almost exclusively against right-handers, hitting .261 (57x218) with 17 doubles, 3 triples, 7 home run and 21 RBI against right-

ies; had success against lefties in limited action, hitting .353 (6x17) with 2 doubles, 1 home run and 3 RBI. Extra! Extra! Tied for second on the team with 19 doubles and extra-base hits (Can, 23 doubles; Cruz 35 XBH). Double Time T12th in the American League with 19 doubles (with Kyle Seager). Making Them Count Four of his 8 eight home runs have either tied the game (1) or given Seattle the lead (3). Good Stretch Hit safely in 32 of his final 42 games before the break (since May 24), hitting .283 (36x127) with 17 runs, 12 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs,

14 RBI and an .852 OPS. Let There Be Light Hit .329 (23x70) with 7 runs, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 26 day games; .242 (40x165) Mariners Debut - Went 3x3, R, 3 XBH (2 2B, 3B), 2 RBI, 4/6 vs. LAAfirst Mariners player with 3 XBH on Opening Day & 13th player in club history to

record at least a pair of XBH on OD (last: Richie Sexson, 4/4/05 vs. MIN).Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .268 77 235 29 63 19 3 8 24 24 0 59 2 0 0 .338 .477 .815 vs. Left .353 - 17 - 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 .353 .647 1.000 vs. Right .261 - 218 - 57 17 3 7 21 24 0 52 2 0 0 .337 .463 .801 Home .285 41 123 19 35 12 2 5 14 16 0 33 1 0 0 .366 .537 .903 Away .250 36 112 10 28 7 1 3 10 8 0 26 1 0 0 .306 .411 .716 RISP .244 - 45 - 11 3 1 0 13 6 0 14 0 0 0 .321 .356 .676 Interleague .214 9 28 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 .267 .214 .481 April .283 16 46 7 13 4 1 1 6 6 0 7 0 0 0 .352 .478 .830 May .250 27 92 10 23 7 1 4 7 7 0 26 1 0 0 .310 .478 .788 June .247 24 73 6 18 7 1 1 5 8 0 21 1 0 0 .329 .411 .740 July .375 10 24 6 9 1 0 2 6 3 0 5 0 0 0 .444 .667 1.111

#2 - JESUS SUCRE, C The Totals Hit .038 (1x26) with one run scored in 13 games, appearing in 12 games at catcher including 11 starts. He Pitches Too! Made one relief appearance June 12 at Houston, tossing a shutout 8th inningallowed the first batter to reach base with a single before

getting a ground ball double play and a groundout to shortstop to end the inning. Opening Day Named to the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career. Mothers Day Collected his only hit of the season on May 10 vs. Oakland. Up & Down Had two stints with Seattle, making the Opening Day roster before being sent to minors on May 19 (recalled on June 4). AAA Tacoma Hit .261 (6x23) with 3 runs and 2 RBI in 6 games with AAA Tacoma.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .038 12 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .038 .038 .077 vs. Left .000 - 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 vs. Right .042 - 24 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .042 .042 .083 Home .063 7 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .063 .063 .125 Away .000 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 RISP .000 - 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 April .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 May .125 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 June .000 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 July .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

#1 - CHRIS TAYLOR, INF The Totals Hit .167 (12x72) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple and 1 RBI in 27 games with Seattle. Defensively Appeared in games at shortstop (23 G, 21 GS), second base (2 G) and third base (1 G). Up & Down Had two active stints with Seattle, May 4-June 1 & July 2-current. Disabled List - Began the season on the Major League disabled list with a fractured triquetrum bone in his right wrist (retroactive to March 27) and was

activated and optioned to Tacoma on April 18. AAA Tacoma Hit .289 (56x194) with 30 runs, 9 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 16 RBI and 13 steals in 48 games with Tacoma.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .167 27 72 6 12 2 1 0 1 5 0 22 0 2 2 .221 .222 .443 vs. Left .278 - 18 - 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .316 .444 .760 vs. Right .130 - 54 - 7 1 0 0 0 4 0 20 0 1 2 .190 .148 .338 Home .156 13 32 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 .182 .188 .369 Away .175 14 40 3 7 1 1 0 1 4 0 10 0 2 2 .250 .250 .500 RISP .077 - 13 - 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .077 .220 Interleague .125 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 May .159 20 63 5 10 1 1 0 1 5 0 19 0 2 2 .221 .206 .427 July .222 7 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .333 .556

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#35 - MARK TRUMBO, INF/OF The Totals Hit .244 (68x279) with 30 runs, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 76 combined games with Seattle and Arizona. With Seattle Hit .219 (23x105) with 7 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 9 RBI in 30 games with Seattle. Defensively Has appeared in games in right field (57 G, 53 GS), first base (3 G, 3 GS) and left field (3 G, 2 GS) as well as designated hitter (11 G, 11 GS). Finishing Strong Hit .462 (12x26) with 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run and 4 RBI in his final 8 games before the break...in his first 22 games with Seattle,

hit .139 (11x79) with 4 runs, 1 double, 1 home run and 5 RBI. Hitting Streak Had season-best tying 7-game hitting streak July 4-11, hitting .545 (12x22) with 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run and 4 RBI. The Trade Was acquired by Seattle along with LHP Vidal Nuo as part of 6-player trade with Arizona in exchange for RHP Dominic Leone, C Welington

Castillo, OF Gabby Guerrero & INF Jack Reinheimer.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .244 76 279 30 68 13 3 11 32 15 0 70 0 0 0 .282 .430 .712 w/ Seattle .219 30 105 7 23 3 0 2 9 5 0 31 0 0 0 .255 .305 .559 w/ Arizona .259 46 174 23 45 10 3 9 23 10 0 39 0 0 0 .299 .506 .805 vs. Left .247 - 77 - 19 1 1 5 10 5 0 16 0 0 0 .293 .481 .773 vs. Right .243 - 202 - 49 12 2 6 22 10 0 54 0 0 0 .278 .411 .689 Home .257 42 152 16 39 7 3 6 22 7 0 40 0 0 0 .289 .461 .750 Away .228 34 127 14 29 6 0 5 10 8 0 30 0 0 0 .274 .394 .668 RISP .167 - 72 - 12 1 1 3 19 6 0 19 0 0 0 .231 .333 .564 Interleague .333 5 15 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .333 .708 April .319 19 72 7 23 4 3 2 11 2 0 12 0 0 0 .338 .542 .880 May .237 25 93 16 22 6 0 7 12 8 0 24 0 0 0 .297 .527 .824 June .134 22 82 4 11 1 0 1 5 3 0 24 0 0 0 .165 .183 .348 July .375 10 32 3 12 2 0 1 4 2 0 10 0 0 0 .412 .531 .943

#3 - MIKE ZUNINO, C The Totals Hit .160 (40x250) with 22 runs, 6 doubles, 9 home runs and 20 RBI in 81 games. Defensively Appeared in 81 games at catcher, tied for the most in the Majors with St. Louis Yadier Molina, while his 74 starts ranked 3rd in the Majors

led American League catchers with 665.0 innings caught, only behind Molina (704.1) in the Majors. Lets Hit Two Collected his 2nd career multi-home run game on May 12 vs. San Diego.Mid-Season Splits AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS OBP SLG OPS Total .160 81 250 22 40 6 0 9 20 17 0 100 4 0 1 .223 .292 .515vs. Left .190 - 58 - 11 2 0 1 4 4 0 19 0 0 0 .238 .276 .514vs. Right .151 - 192 - 29 4 0 8 16 13 0 81 4 0 1 .219 .297 .516Home .150 44 127 9 19 1 0 5 11 9 0 58 2 0 0 .214 .276 .490Away .171 37 123 13 21 5 0 4 9 8 0 42 2 0 1 .233 .309 .542RISP .162 - 74 - 12 4 0 1 12 8 0 32 2 0 0 .256 .257 .513Interleague .220 11 41 6 9 2 0 3 4 2 0 22 0 0 0 .256 .488 .744April .129 22 62 6 8 1 0 2 3 6 0 27 1 0 0 .214 .242 .456May .237 22 76 6 18 5 0 5 12 2 0 29 2 0 1 .275 .500 .775June .130 25 77 7 10 0 0 2 3 8 0 31 0 0 0 .212 .208 .420July .114 12 35 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 1 0 0 .158 .114 .272

Hitters Notes


Hitters Notes

Additional Position Players:WILLIE BLOOMQUIST, INF/OF The Totals Hit .159 (11x69) with 2 runs, 1 double and 4 RBI in 35 games with Seattle. Defensively Appeared in games at second base (8 G, 2 GS), shortstop (7 G, 5 GS), third base (5 G, 2 GS), first base (3 G, 3 GS), left field (5 G, 3 GS) and

right field (2 G, 1 GS). Goodbye Designated for assignment on July 2 and released on July 6.

WELINGTON CASTILLO, C The Totals Hit .160 (4x25) with 3 runs and 2 RBI in 6 games with Seattle, all at catcher. The Trades Was acquired by Seattle from Chicago (NL) in exchange for RHP Yoervis Medina on May 19was traded by Seattle to Arizona as part of

6-player Mark Trumbo trade on June 3.

JAMES JONES, OF The Totals Appeared in 8 games with Seattle, going hitless in 12 at-bats during two stints. Up & Down Had two stints with the Mariners, June 15-24 & July 4-6. AAA Tacoma Hit .258 (58x225) with 38 runs, 10 doubles, 6 triples, 1 home run, 21 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 61 games with Tacoma. Good Minor Stretch From May 21-June 26 with Tacoma, hit .312 (29x93) with 13 runs, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run and 8 RBI.

JUSTIN RUGGIANO, OF The Totals Hit .214 (15x70) with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 3 RBI in 70 games with Seattle. The Split Hit .263 (10x38) with 2 doubles and 2 home runs against left-handers; .156 (5x32) against right-handers. Goodbye Designated for assignment on June 4, outrighted to AAA Tacoma on June 13. AAA Tacoma With Tacoma is hitting .309 (17x55) with 9 runs, 1 double, 4 home runs and 11 RBI. HR Trio Hit 3 home runs on June 27 vs. El Paso, going 3-for-4 with 3 runs, 3 home runs and 7 RBI.

RICKIE WEEKS, OF The Totals Hit .167 (14x84) with 7 runs, 1 double, 2 home runs and 9 RBI in 37 games with Seattle. Defensively - Appeared exclusively in left field, appearing in 19 games and starting 10. Game Winner Hit eventual game-winning solo home run on April 28 at Texas. In A Pinch Hit a 2-out, 3-run pinch-hit home run on April 12 at Oakland, his first home run with Seattle. Goodbye Was designated for assignment on June 13 and released on June 20.


-- Here is a look at the Mariners pitchers in the first half --#97 - JOE BEIMEL, LHP The Totals - Posted 2.73 ERA (8 ER, 26.1 IP) with 1 save and 1 hold in 25 relief appearances. Nice Finish - Allowed 1 run over final 8 appearance before the break (0.96 ERA, 9.1 IP, 36 BF, 9 H). First Batter Faced - Retired 21 of 25 first batters faced (84.0%). Inherited Runners - Allowed 9 of 14 inherited runners to score (64.3%). Save - Recorded 5th career save May 26 at Tampa Bay in 7-6 win in 10 inningsfirst save since June 11, 2009 vs. Cincinnati (with Washington). Multi-Innings - 1 R over a season-high 2.1 IP May 28 vs. Clevelandalso allowed 1 R in 2.0 IP June 10 at Cleveland and threw 2.0 scoreless innings

July 6 vs. Detroit19th time as reliever to toss at least 2.0 IP. The Graduate - Missed one game (May 29) to attended high school graduation of his son. Season Debut - Selected from AAA Tacoma on May 4 and made season debut May 6 at LA Angels (0.1 IP, 1 pitch). Welcome Back - Signed with Seattle as a minor league free agent on April 2 and started the season in extended spring training. AAA Tacoma - Appeared in 3 games with the Rainiers tossing 3.2 scoreless innings (1-0, 0.00). Mid-Season Splits W L ERA SV SVO G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS Total 0 0 2.73 1 2 25 0 0 26.1 23 9 8 2 9 14 .245 .305 .330 .635 Home 0 0 2.20 0 1 15 0 0 16.1 15 5 4 1 4 7 .254 .292 .322 .614Away 0 0 3.60 1 1 10 0 0 10.0 8 4 4 1 5 7 .229 .325 .3

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